Isaac Levey (1798–1860)
Our obituary yesterday contained the name of an old and much respected colonist, Mr. Isaac Levey. Mr. Levey arrived in Sydney about twenty-six years ago, shortly after the death of his brother Solomon; who had amassed a great amount of property, a portion of which the deceased inherited. For many years Mr. Levey carried on a general importing business in George-street, and the profits he thereby acquired he invested in the erection of large and handsome buildings, many of which–such as those in Wynyard-square–are ornaments to our principal streets. Mr. Levey was a liberal contributor to the various charitable institutions of the city, and his death will be very generally lamented. The deceased was in his sixty-second year.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 May 1860, p 1
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Levey, Dinah (wife)
- Levey, Montague (son)
- Levey, Moses Lyon (father)
- Davis, Maria (mother-in-law)
- Ellis, Rebecca (sister)
- Levey, Solomon (brother)
- Levey, Barnett (brother)
- Levey, Philip Joseph (brother)
- Levey, Leah (sister-in-law)
- Levey, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Levey, Sara Emma (sister-in-law)
- Marks, Esther (sister-in-law)
- Davis, Isaac (brother-in-law)
- Davis, Samuel (brother-in-law)
- Asher, Rebecca (niece)
- Levey, Catherine (niece)
- Levey-Roberts, John (nephew)
- Levey, Barnett Francis (nephew)
- Ellis, Angel (nephew)
- Ellis, Louis (nephew)
- Asher, Morris (nephew by marriage)
- Hyman, Sarah (granddaughter)
- Benjamin, Dinah (granddaughter)
Citation details
'Levey, Isaac (1798–1860)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/levey-isaac-20488/text31409, accessed 1 July 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1798
London,
Middlesex,
England
Death
30 May,
1860
(aged ~ 62)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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